World number six Caroline Garcia will take on the 56th-ranked Linda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the 2023 WTA Cleveland Open on Sunday, August 20. Get the predictions and odds of this Caroline Garcia v Linda Fruhvirtova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Caroline Garcia v Linda Fruhvirtova Head to Head
Garcia and Fruhvirtova have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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Garcia Form Remains a Huge Concern
Winner of four WTA titles in 2022, Garcia is struggling to even matches this year.
Things hadn’t been this bad at the start of the season as Garcia made it to two tournament finals in the first half of the year but more recently things have gone south for the Frenchwoman.
In fact, since reaching the third round at Wimbledon, Garcia hasn’t won a match.
She went down to Marie Bouzkova there before losing to her yet again at the Canadian Open. Between those two losses, even Marta Kostyuk got the better of her in Washington while Sloane Stephens came back from a set down at the Cincinnati Open to send Garcia packing from the second round.
With a four-match losing streak under her belt, Garcia has opted to participate in this tournament so close to the US Open as she looks to turn things around. And up against her is an opponent who has herself had some form issues allowing Garcia to start off a 1/5 favourite here according to bet365.
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Fruhvirtova in a Worse-Off State Than Garcia
While Garcia enters this match having lost four in a row, Fruhvirtova is on a five-match losing streak.
Three of those five losses have come in the qualifying rounds of tournaments, including the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open where she lost to Sachia Vickery and Cristina Bucsa respectively. Both were second favourites going into those encounters, at 6/4 and 11/10 respective with bet365.
This is the same player who had begun the season on the back of a title win in Chennai last year and a fourth round appearance at the Australian Open this year.
And while she now has a chance to turn things around against an equally struggling player, she doesn’t have that much of an experience as Garcia does – something that really helps in sticky situations like these.
Garcia v Fruhvirtova Prediction and Tip
Backing Garcia to finally break her losing run with a hard-fought win over Fruhvirtova.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Games Handicap Fruhvirtova +5.5: 4/5 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 19.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 WTA Cleveland Open will be played from August 20 to 26. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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